Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Apolipoprotein A-IV binds αIIbβ3 integrin and inhibits thrombosis

  • Xiaohong Ruby Xu,
  • Yiming Wang,
  • Reheman Adili,
  • Lining Ju,
  • Christopher M. Spring,
  • Joseph Wuxun Jin,
  • Hong Yang,
  • Miguel A. D. Neves,
  • Pingguo Chen,
  • Yan Yang,
  • Xi Lei,
  • Yunfeng Chen,
  • Reid C. Gallant,
  • Miao Xu,
  • Hailong Zhang,
  • Jina Song,
  • Peifeng Ke,
  • Dan Zhang,
  • Naadiya Carrim,
  • Si-Yang Yu,
  • Guangheng Zhu,
  • Yi-Min She,
  • Terry Cyr,
  • Wenbin Fu,
  • Guoqing Liu,
  • Philip W. Connelly,
  • Margaret L. Rand,
  • Khosrow Adeli,
  • John Freedman,
  • Jeffrey E. Lee,
  • Patrick Tso,
  • Patrizia Marchese,
  • W. Sean Davidson,
  • Shaun P. Jackson,
  • Cheng Zhu,
  • Zaverio M. Ruggeri,
  • Heyu Ni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05806-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Activation of integrin αIIbβ3 at the surface of platelets is required for their aggregation and for thrombus formation. Here Xu et al. identify apolipoprotein A-IV as a novel ligand for platelet αIIbβ3 integrin, and find it inhibits platelet aggregation and thrombosis.